Keep a Tissue Box Nearby: Dark Souls II Beta Coming This Fall

This task is not for the faint-hearted, but it is meant for people who are use to having blood vessels explode. Start doing some thumb and finger workouts, and maybe a couple of breathing exercises, for a beta for one of the most anticipated games announced this year. Dark Souls II is offering an exclusive Beta for PlayStation 3 owners, and the adventurers who take on these tasks will not return the same.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – (August 21, 2013) –NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. is excited to confirm a special Closed-Beta-Test for DARK SOULS™ II; scheduled to begin on October 5, 2013 for players in North America and Europe on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system via the PlayStation®Network. Anxious fans will want to pay close attention to the DARK SOULS™ Facebook page beginning September 5th for continual DARK SOULS II news and updates regarding the registration process and details pertaining to the DARK SOULS II Closed-Beta.

The depth of the DARK SOULS II Closed-Beta experience will truly test players’ skill, intestinal fortitude, and their sheer will to survive. The DARK SOULS II Closed-Beta will delve into one of the most treacherous areas of the DARK SOULS II world; players will not only get an opportunity to explore an entirely new area of the game, but also experience overwhelming enemy encounters, diabolical challenges, and the unrelenting difficultly that only the developers at FromSoftware can deliver.

Dark Souls II will be launching in the Americas in March 2014 on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PCs. For more information on Dark Souls II or other NAMCO BANDAI America Inc. games, please visit http://www.darksoulsii.com/ or http://www.namcobandaigames.com. To stay up-to-date with additional information about the DARK SOULS II Closed-Beta please visit the DARK SOULS Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/darksouls.

You have the news, you have the information, and now you have the desire. Testing the Beta for Dark Souls 2 will have hundreds of thousands of people on the verge of mentally snapping, but when it comes to games, all gamers know that no price is to high for a taste of victory.